Here is another, somewhat, obscure tune written and recorded by Johnny Cash. It was released on a quirky album entitled 'Everybody Loves A Nut'. It tells the story of a convict trying, unsuccessfully, to evade incarceration and the events that follow his capture. What made the album this tune was released on unique was that...

Every song involves a matter of choices. What Speed are you going to do it at? What style or lean are you going to employ while playing it? Are you going to try and copy the original artist or go for something completely original?

I have said it before and I am prepared to say it again. I am not a big Johnny Cash...

I'm not a big fan of prison songs, but I always loved this one. 'Gotta Do My Time' was written by Jimmy Skinner and recorded by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs as well as Johnny Cash. I love the way the lyrics pause for effect in classic Bluegrass fashion. This is a number I often pull...

Johnny Cash is known for his prison songs and dark music but not, so much, for his funny tunes. Cash steps up to the challenge and presents a hilarious song with a dark and somber message which is that justice may be blind but it will, eventually, catch up with you.
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Some times there isn't much to a song, One verse and chorus repeated twice and that's all. But with a great song a lot can be said in a very few words. Stuart Hamblen's "Remember Me" is one such song with a powerful message. It harkens back to the musical numbers in a lot of those cheesy old cowboy shows and movies. There is nothing cheesy about this song however and...